Bird feed receptacle



Feb, 25, 1936. 1.. BUTLER ET AL BIRD FEED RECEPTACLE Filed March 26, 1934 Z'Z7 E INVENTORS LuDov/cA BUTLER Patented Feb. 25, 1936 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE BIRD FEED RECEPTACLE Ludovica- Butler and Joseph D. Butler, San Francisco; Calif.

Application March 26, 1934,-Serial No. 717,449

'7 Claims. (Cl. 119-18) This invention relates particularly to a bird Fig. 3 is a'plan section taken through Fig. 1 seedfeed trough for bird cages. on the 'line 33. t

*It is an object of this invention toprovide a Fig. 4 is a front elevation of the vestibule 1 bird feed receptacle 'to be removably mounted carried'on the rear side of the feed receptacle.

" 5 on abird-caga-wherein the receptacle may be Fig. 5 is a perspective view of the door for 5 filled with feed from a point outside of the cage, h d g the Was e d pp d feed in the Wa -and waste feed, chafi and the like, may compartment of e receptacle be removed from the receptacle without having Fig. 6 is a vertical cross section taken through to remove the said receptacle from the cage. a b d eed r p e having a fied form of 10 A further objector the invention is to provide was e collection ch mber her in. 10

a -feed receptacle for birds to be detachably In detail the construction illustrated in the mounted on a bird cage, said receptacle being of w g c s o a d c e g e a ly desi a size proportionate to the size of thebird which d by the numeral 1, a portion of Wh c is isto feed therein, and being so constructed that u away a at t provide an p n in h '15 the bird has easy access to the feed, but the a u Which e fe ptacle ay be inrestricted 'area of the receptacle prevents the s rt d r with The feeding d vi bi-rd from scattering or dropping the feed outsists of a feed receptacle 3 and a hooded vesti- 'side of e the receptacle, and such feed as might bule 4, both of which are joined together. Two be scattered or dropped within the receptacle i or more of the vertical wires of the cage are re- 2 collected in a waste container mounted on the moved to provide the Opening 2, Said Opening outside of the cage. being slightly wider than the vestibule 4 but '-A still further object ofthe invention is to s i htly na w an the d pta le 3- provide a bird feed receptacle consisting of a The feed recep 3 is provided W a a 'f-eed trough to be-mounted outside of the bird Wall 5 which is adap o rest a a nst the Out- -z5--cage-andan integralbooth-like vestibule to be side of the cage Ov h Op a Semimounted on the inside of the cage, said vesti- Circular front Wall 5, a bottom Wall and a h n e i t i ith an opening in th f d hinged cover 8. A waste compartment 9 is protrough; and the space between the vestibule and vided in the recep e 3 beneath the bottom trough-providing an area which permits the aswall 1. .-:sembly-tc be mounted upon or removed'from the The hooded vestibule 4 is adapted to lie within 30 -bird cage, said cage having an opening therein the bird cage and consists of side and top Walls somewhat smaller in size than that of the-vestit. A portion of the edge of ea h S de Wall bule, adjacent the rear side of the wall 5, is notched Other-objects and advantages are to provide as at H, to provide a space within which the '35=-a-bird-seed feed trough for bird cages that will cage may extend. Edges of the opposite walls superior. n point f implicity, inexpensive- ID of the vestibule are flanged inwardly as at I2 -ness of construction, positiveness of operation, to provide supports'for the opposite ends of the and -facility and-conveniencein use and general perch IS. A transverse and angularly inclined "eiiiciency. Wall I5 is arranged at the bottom of the vesti- 40 Inthis specification and theannexed drawing, bule 4, to provide a chute which extends down- 40 the invention is illustrated in the'forms consid- Wardly into communication into the waste comeredto'be'the' best, but it is to be understood. p r ment 9 b h the f p le 3- Th that the invention is not limited to such forms, bottom sides of the chute 15 have cut-out por- -because it maybe embodiedin other forms;-and tions IBtherein which are adapted to receive it is also to be understood that in and by the the wall of the bird cage therein and to support 45 "claims following the description, it isdesired-to the said feed receptacle in the cage.

cover the invention in whatsoever form it may The rear side of the waste receptacle 9 is closed :"be embodied. by a door IL- said door l7 having flanges l8 at In the accompanying one sheet of'drawings: opposite ends thereof, which pass around oppo- 5 0 1 is a. front elevation of a portionof a site sides of the back of the receptacle, and a bird cage having a bird feed receptacle contongue piece I9 to pass into a guide 20 formed on structed in accordance with our invention the underside of the chute l5. The rear side of mountedtherein. the waste compartment 9 has an upstanding F'igi Z-is a vertical cross section? taken through flange 2| thereon to engage behind the rear side 'Fig; '1 -Ionthe=line 2=-2. i-of-the door H, which,- in conjunction with thereceptacle 3.

tongue piece [9 and the flanges IS on the said door, holds the same securely in position over the opening in the waste compartment.

It is desirable that the door be only removed from the waste compartment when the entire feed receptacle has been withdrawn from the bird cage and the door. is removed by disengaging it from the flange 2! and thereafter removing the tongue piece 19 from the guide 20, permitting the contents of the waste compartment to be dumped therefrom.

In the modified form of waste compartment shown in Fig. 6, we have provided a drawer 22 which is adapted to be moved vertically into and from engagement with the waste compartment, the said drawer having a shoulder 23 thereon, to frictionally engage behind a detent 24 for holding the drawer 22 in position in the waste compartment to receive waste material therein.

The rear wall 2 of the receptacle is provided with an opening 25 therein, permitting a bird resting on the perch E3 to withdraw feed from the receptacle 3. The opening 25 is only large enough to permit the insertion of the head of the bird therethru. The width of the hooded vestijbule is also arranged proportionally to the size of the bird which is to obtain its feed from the It has been found that where the bird is limited in its feeding area to a restricted space, it cannot waste its feed by swishing or pecking it about. Such feed as the bird might drop, or such chaff as the bird might discard, will be deflected by the chute [5 down into the waste compartment 9.

We have found it highly desirable to make the feed receptacle and hooded vestibule entirely out of material such as relatively thick celluloid or like material. This material comes in many desirable colors which lend themselves readily to being used for the purpose indicated. We preferably make the feed receptacle portion of the device of obscure translucent material, so that the bird, when taking feed from the receptacle, will not be disturbed by occurrences outside of the page. The hooded vestibule 4 is preferably made of clear translucent material.

The feed supply in the receptacle 3 may be replenished from the outside and likewise, in the modified form of the invention, the Waste material may be removed from the device from the outside of the bird cage. In order to install or withdraw the device from the bird cage, the same is lifted vertically to permit the upper portion of the bird cage lying within the slot II to move downwardly a sufiicient distance therein, until the bottom slotted portion l6 clears the cage, and allows the lower end of the vestibule within the cage to be swung outwardly, and thereafter for the vestibule to be dropped downwardly until the said vestibule portion will pass through the opening in the cage. The perch i3 is made so that it may be removed for cleansing purposes. Likewise the material out of which the receptacle and vestibule are made, may be readily cleansed with water, and

a the entire apparatus may be installed within or removed from the bird cage with a minimum of effort.

The back wall 5 of the outer receptacle having the opening 25 therein, forms the front wall of the hooded vestibule 4, and said wall is preferably made out of transparent material, whereby the bird may have a clear view of the entire inside of the feed receptacle, whereas if the wall 5 were made of opaque material, the bird could only see the contents of the feed receptacle by inserting its head through the opening 25. The top portion of the hooded vestibule serves to protect the bird within the vestibule, from excrement or other matter falling onto the said vestibule from above.

Having thus described this invention, what we claim and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

1. A bird feed receptacle for bird cages, comprising a closed compartment located outside the cage for holding the bird feed and having an opening in the side thereof adjacent the cage; a hooded vestibule attached to the side of the compartment having the opening therein and located within the cage, said compartment and vestibule being notched to receive a portion of the cage therein for removably supporting the receptacle on the cage.

2. A bird feed receptacle for bird cages, comprising a closed compartment located outside the cage for holding the bird feed and having on opening in the side thereof adjacent the cage; a hooded vestibule attached to the side of the compartment having the opening therein and located within the cage, said compartment and vestibule being notched to receive a portion of thecage therein for removably supporting the receptacle; a perch arranged transversely in the vestibule; an inclined chute extended from beneath the vestibule toward the bottom of the feed compartment; and a collection bin below the feed compartment in communication with the discharge end of said chute.

3. In combination, a bird cage having an opening therein and a feed receptacle of greater length and width than the said opening adapted to be removably positioned therein, 7 said receptacle including a feed holding compartment lo-,

cated outside of the cage and a hooded vestibule, connected to said compartment, located inside of the cage, said receptacle being notched on its upper and lower ends in alignment with the wall of the cage adjacent the opening, to receive thev cage wall therein when installing the receptacle in and removing it from the opening in the cage,

and for supporting the receptacle on the cage.

4. In combination, a bird cage having an opening therein and a feed receptacle of greater length;

and width than the said opening adapted to be I removably positioned therein, said receptacle including a feed holding compartment located outside of the cage and a hooded vestibule, connected to said compartment, located inside of the cage, said receptacle being notched on its upper and lower ends in alignment with the wall of the cage adjacent the opening, to receive the cage wall therein when installing the receptacle in and removing it from theopening in the cage,

the compartment and located within the cage,

said feed compartment having an opening therein adjacent the vestibule and an opening outside of the cage to fill the feed compartment; a waste feed collection chamber beneath the feed compartment having a part thereof removable outside of the cage to empty the waste feed chamber; and a chute to deflect waste feed from the vestibule into the waste collection chamber.-

6. A feeding receptacle for bird cages consisting of a non-translucent closed feed compart-.

ment located outside of the cage and a translucent hooded vestibule integral with the compartment and located within the cage, said feed compartment having an opening therein adjacent the vestibule and an opening outside of the cage to fill the feed compartment; a waste feed collection chamber beneath the feed compartment having a part thereof removable outside of the cage to empty the waste feed chamber; and a chute to deflect waste feed from the vestibule into the waste collection chamber.

7. A feeding receptacle for bird cages consisting of a closed feed compartment located outside of the cage and a hooded vestibule integral with the compartment and located within the cage, said feed compartment having an opening therein adjacent the vestibule and an opening outside of the cage to fill the feed compartment; a waste feed collection chamber beneath the feed compartment having a part thereof removable outside of the cage to empty the waste feed chamber; a chute to deflect waste feed from the vestibule into the waste collection chamber; and 10 a perch removably mounted in said vestibule.

LUDOVICA BUTLER. JOSEPH D. BUTLER. 

